"DECAL Medication Administration Rule"
Child Care Learning Centers - Medications
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Summary
Regulates the handling, storage, and administration of prescription and non-prescription medications in Georgia childcare centers.
Full Description
The rule requires written parental authorization for each medication administered and mandates that prescription drugs, including asthma inhalers, be in their original containers with current pharmacy labels. A critical provision for respiratory emergencies states that while medications must generally be locked, emergency medications (like rescue inhalers) must be stored out of reach of children but 'immediately available' to staff. Every instance of medication administration must be recorded in a permanent file for the child.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
Children and adults living with asthma.
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Votes & Legislative History
Public Access to Epinephrine Rule
Auto-injectable epinephrine use by an authorized entity
Allows authorized entities, including restaurants and sports arenas, to acquire and stock epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency use by trained personnel.
Elijah's Law Expansion
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring epinephrine devices for anaphylaxis and staff trained to use them at child day care centers
Proposed legislation to require child day care centers to maintain on-site epinephrine devices and ensure staff are trained in their use.
Public Access to Epinephrine Rule
Auto-injectable epinephrine use by an authorized entity
Allows authorized entities (including restaurants, sports arenas, and camps) to acquire and stock epinephrine auto-injectors for emergency use, provided they complete training and follow storage guidelines.
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